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People watch a trailer for the upcoming film “As Deep as the Grave” featuring a character played by a generative AI version of Val Kilmer at CinemaCon on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

AI-rendered Val Kilmer debuts in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ trailer

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AI-rendered Val Kilmer debuts in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ trailer

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press 3 minute read Thursday, May. 7, 2026

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The filmmakers behind “As Deep as the Grave,” the indie film that is using an artificial intelligence-rendered version of Val Kilmer in a prominent role, debuted a first look at the recreated actor Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

“Don’t fear the dead and don’t fear me,” Kilmer’s character, Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist, says at the end of the trailer.

The actor died last year at 65, of pneumonia. The use of generative AI to recreate Kilmer for the historical drama based on archaeologists Ann and Earl Morris became a hot button topic when the filmmakers announced it last month. The trailer shows Kilmer’s character at various ages.

Writer-director Coerte Voorhees, along with his brother John, spoke on a panel Wednesday about the controversial decision to use technology to create a performance from a deceased actor and explained why they feel they've done it ethically by working with Kilmer's children and the actors union. Coerte Voorhees stopped short of calling it a Val Kilmer performance, however.

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Thursday, May. 7, 2026
Workers check on the Tesla Model Y at the production lines at the Tesla Gigafactory assembly plant during a media organized tour, in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Tesla leader believes Shanghai factory operations will play a role in robot mass production

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Tesla leader believes Shanghai factory operations will play a role in robot mass production

Andy Wong And Kanis Leung, The Associated Press 2 minute read Wednesday, May. 6, 2026

SHANGHAI (AP) — A Tesla Inc. leader said Tuesday he believes its Shanghai factory operations will help resolve the challenges in achieving mass production of the company's humanoid robots as the U.S. electric vehicle giant pivots to robotics.

Wang Hao, Tesla's vice president, said the Shanghai facilities, like other Tesla factories, will contribute after the company enters an era of robots.

Wang, who also serves as president of Tesla China, told reporters on a government-organized tour of one of its Shanghai factories that CEO Elon Musk once noted having production at scale is a critical challenge in manufacturing humanoid robots.

Wang said he believes the Shanghai manufacturing arm “is a golden key to solving this challenge," but did not specify how the operation will support the company's robotic business.

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Wednesday, May. 6, 2026
Delegates attend the Liberal Party of Canada convention in Montreal, Friday, April 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Liberals set to debate age restrictions for social media

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Liberals set to debate age restrictions for social media

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Saturday, May. 2, 2026

MONTREAL - Liberal party members will soon grapple with the question of whether children and young teens should be barred from accessing social media accounts for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and YouTube.

The policy resolution is expected to hit the floor at the Liberal party policy convention in Montreal for debate and a vote on Saturday.

Jonathan Nuss, the head of the Outremont Liberal riding association, is one of the main proponents of a resolution calling on the party to ensure social media platforms limit user accounts to Canadians aged 16 and older.

The Montreal lawyer and father of two young children said he wants this resolution to kick-start a national debate on addictive technologies and the harmful effects social media can have on young children — a debate that's already happening among parents across the country.

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Saturday, May. 2, 2026
In this image from video provided by Just Like Me in April 2026, the company's co-founder and investor Jeff Tinsley, bottom right, interacts with an AI-generated Jesus. (Just Like Me via AP)
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From ‘BuddhaBot’ to $1.99 chats with AI Jesus, the faith-based tech boom is here

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From ‘BuddhaBot’ to $1.99 chats with AI Jesus, the faith-based tech boom is here

Krysta Fauria And Jessie Wardarski, The Associated Press 7 minute read Saturday, May. 16, 2026

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — For some evangelical Christians, faith is about having a personal relationship with Jesus. At $1.99 per minute, the tech company Just Like Me is taking that concept to a new level.

Users of the platform can join video calls with an avatar of Jesus generated by artificial intelligence. Like other religious AI tools on the market, it offers words of prayer and encouragement in various languages. With the occasional glitch, it remembers previous conversations and speaks through not-quite-synced lips.

“You do feel a little accountable to the AI,” CEO Chris Breed said. “They’re your friend. You’ve made an attachment.”

The rush to create faith-based generative AI is unsurprising, given the popularity of chatbots for everything from therapy and medical advice to companionship and romance. They range from alleged Hindu gurus and Buddhist priests to AI Jesuses and chatbots akin to OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Catholics.

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Saturday, May. 16, 2026
FILE - The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organization's office in New York, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Jackson, File)

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history

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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history

David Bauder, The Associated Press 6 minute read Saturday, May. 2, 2026

The Associated Press, one of the world's oldest and most influential news organizations, said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s.

The News Media Guild, the union that represents AP journalists, said more than 120 of the staff members it represents received buyout offers on Monday.

The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence, to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets. Once the lion’s share of AP’s revenue, big newspaper companies now account for 10% of its income.

“We’re not a newspaper company and we haven’t been for quite some time,” Julie Pace, executive editor and senior vice president of the AP, said in an interview.

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Saturday, May. 2, 2026
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AI literacy and confidence tricksters

Riley Enns 5 minute read Saturday, Mar. 28, 2026

Canada’s first AI Literacy Day was March 27.

Winnipeg Police Service Public Information Officer Const. Dani McKinnon speaks to the media on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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Quebec man charged with fraud in local ‘grandparent scam’

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Quebec man charged with fraud in local ‘grandparent scam’

Scott Billeck 4 minute read Friday, Mar. 27, 2026

Winnipeg police have arrested a 24-year-old Quebec man in a so-called grandparent scam carried out last month.

Police said Friday that a person in their 80s was contacted by someone posing as a justice official. The caller claimed a relative had been arrested and that money was needed to keep them out of jail.

After the victim agreed to pay the amount, an unknown man arrived at their home to collect the money.

The victim later learned from family members that the story was false, and reported the incident to police.

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Friday, Mar. 27, 2026
File photo — A photographer walks through the room ahead of the Liberal leadership announcement, Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Liberals to debate age restrictions on social media, AI chatbots

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Liberals to debate age restrictions on social media, AI chatbots

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Apr. 24, 2026

OTTAWA - Age restrictions on using social media accounts and AI chatbots are among the topics up for debate when Liberal party grassroots gather next month for their national convention.

There are 24 different policy resolutions that are on the agenda when party rank-and-file meet in Montreal for their convention April 9 through 11.

Two of them try to tackle ongoing concerns about the impact of social media and artificial intelligence on children and youth.

One resolution from Quebec calls for anyone under the age of 16 to be banned from accessing "all AI chatbots and other potentially harmful forms of AI interaction," such as ChatGPT.

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Friday, Apr. 24, 2026
Umpire Ryan Additon watches as a call is challenged using MLB's ABS challenge system during the third inning of a spring training baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Houston Astros Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Robot umpires are coming to MLB. Here’s how they work

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Robot umpires are coming to MLB. Here’s how they work

Ronald Blum, The Associated Press 5 minute read Friday, Apr. 24, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues this year.

The Automated Ball/Strike System will be introduced in the form of a challenge system in which the human umpire makes each call, which can be appealed to the computer. Robot umpires have been tested in the minor leagues since 2019, with recent testing done at Triple-A since 2022, MLB spring training last year and at the 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta.

Here's what to know about MLB's robot umps.

How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work?

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Friday, Apr. 24, 2026
Freepik The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says Canadians lost more than $704 million to fraud in 2025. That number is likely much higher, as many crimes go unreported.
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Fraud Awareness Month resonates more than ever as AI further blurs what’s real

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Fraud Awareness Month resonates more than ever as AI further blurs what’s real

Joel Schlesinger 5 minute read Saturday, Mar. 21, 2026

Trust no one. It’s not just a motto of conspiracy theorists.

Rather, the statement is arguably the broad take away of the messaging in March for Fraud Awareness Month in Canada.

Scams — in their many forms — have become so commonplace we almost take their prevalence for granted. Recent surveys point to Canadians’ acceptance of fraud’s ubiquity, amid growing unease and understanding of its sizable financial impact.

A recent TD survey found 46 per cent of Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents cite experiencing fraud attempts weekly or even daily.

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Saturday, Mar. 21, 2026